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We would like to announce a resale of C11, steam locomotive No. 207, called "TAIJU" by Tobu Railway and YO 8000 Guard's van 2 Cars as freight cars.

【Brief story of C11 steam locomotive and "TAIJU"】

C11 steam locomotive, was developed as tank locomotive in 1932 and had been in service between urban and local countryside area widely for short distance transport. Its small body lengths helped shuttle service operation, especially on urban area without turntable. And now, one of the C11 steam locomotive, "No.207 TAIJU(大樹) type", which will be in service on Kinugawa line(鬼怒川線) between Shimoimaichi(下今市) toKinugawaonsen(鬼怒川温泉) by Tobu Railway(東武鉄道) in 2017, we Rokuhan will officially offer as new Rokuhan C11 series! This C11 TAIJU type has unique two headlight in front face, and we Rokuhan succeeded to make this unique headlight completely by new tooling!

YO 8000 is a caboose which was developed by JNR between 1974 and 1979 for updating previous JNR owned caboose. Before retired in 1989, this caboose was used in Japan widely to support train crew for their job. After retired, this caboose is actually still owned by JR now and sometimes used in very rare case and Tobu Railway has purchased this freight car for their service.

E6 Type Shinkansen Komachi was developed for high speed shinkansen that it gets maximum speed 320 km/h and for replacement old-type shinkansen, "E3 Type shinkansen". This E6 Type Shinkansen has been in service between Tohoku area since 2013.

Release date of E6 Shinkansen Komachi series will be in July!

Don't miss it!

【Office Open Calendar】

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You could also check calendar on ROKUHAN SHOWROOM page anytime. Please use calendar anytime to make sure office open date.

***NOTE***

Office hours will be changed.

Until April, office hours : 9:00-12:00 / 13:00-17:00

From May, office hours : 10:00-12:00 / 13:00-17:00

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In addition, between 3/May and 7/May will be closed as holidays. Please send your inquiry to any form (Rokuhan online shop, Rokuhan Support, and TEL) after resuming work day on 8/May. Thanks for your understanding in advance!

Breaking news in March 2017 from Shinano Railway Co.Ltd(しなの鉄道株式会社); 115 Type 1000 electric cars with Old Nagano color(旧長野色), which is already on Rokuhan line-upwill be coming back as revival project, from 8/April!

This old Nagano color version 115 Type electric cars have been in service in Nagano prefecture area such as Shinetsu main line(信越本線) between Karuizawa(軽井沢) - Nagano(長野) station from in 1989 to in 1992.

Taking this opportunity, we Rokuhan would like to introduce of our line-up "115 Type" series!

115 Type 1000 electric car which were in service on Shinetsu main line（信越本線）, andwhich was under administration of East Japan Railway company(JR東日本)between Karuizawa（軽井沢） - Shinonoi(篠ノ井) or Nagano(長野) - Myoko kogen(妙高高原) was developed by following base design of 115 Type 300 for update package of 70 Type and 80 Type commuter cars and its main point features were anti-snow and cold resistant equipments.

In 1989, Old Nagano color version 115 Type 1000 electric car was started to be in service until 1992. Old Nagano color is based on mainly ivory white, fresh green, and red line.

In 1992, 115 Type electric car was re-painted with Nagano color(長野色). This color was same as 183 Type electric car "Azusa(あずさ)". Nagano color is based on mainly white, sky blue, and green line.

After then, in 1997, East Japan Railway company transferred ownership of line between Shinonoi(篠ノ井) - Karuizawa(軽井沢) to Shinano Railway Co.Ltd(しなの鉄道株式会社). Then, 115 Type electric cars are still in service with new color decoration, it's called Shinano color(しなの色). This color based on mainly gray, red, and white line. Here are our line-up of 115 Type electric cars in Shinano Railway(Shinetsu Main Line) below!

Old Nagano color cars will be good way for first your experience for feeling Japanese old local line "Shinetsu Main Line".

【T011-6 JR 115 Type Electric car Nagano color】 JPY12,800(exclude tax)

Nagano color cars are best idea to make more realism with your diorama benchworks at green mountain area.

【T011-8 Shinano Railway 115 Type Electric car】 JPY12,800(exclude tax)

If you prefer to modernized color of 115 Type electric car, here will be your answer!

【About T011 series】

*Available A009 Room Light A(sold separately)

*Printed own car number

*It can run on R95 curved tracks

*Head/Tail lightning OK

*Include "Fuse" and "Antenna" as consumer apply parts

*Includes "Diaphragm" for head cars

*Includes car number label as consumer apply

*Louver for cooling duct is rendered at body side of one head car and middle cars each

How do you like 115 Type electric cars? We Rokuhan could offer 115 Type electric cars in Shinano Railway(Shinetsu Main Line) for your collection. Taking this opportunity. why don't you give these classic style Japanese train spotlight on?

We Rokuhan will keep offering deep story about Japanese train and we hope you will be interest in Japanese train and Z-scale model railway world!